Essay writing - vocab Flashcards

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The action takes place in [the past / present / future]

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La acción transcurre en [el pasado / presente / futuro]

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because of

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a causa de

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Furthermore / Moreover

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Además

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In addition to

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Además de

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Let us now continue with

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Ahora sigamos / continuemos con

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Contrary to / Unlike

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Al contrario de/que

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at the same time

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al mismo tiempo

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At the beginning

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Al principio

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the atmosphere [of the town / district]

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el ambiente [del pueblo / del barrio]

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As the story progresses

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A medida que avanza [el relato / la historia]

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to analyse

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analizar

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likewise

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asimismo

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Basically

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Básicamente

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It should be stressed that…

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Cabe destacar que

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as a result [of]

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como consecuencia [de]

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as a starting point

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como punto de partida

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As the director points out / shows

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Como señala el director / la directora

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with reference to

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con referencia a

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in relation to , regarding

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con respecto a

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in the same way

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de manera semejante

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the development of the plot

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el desarrollo de la trama

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outcome

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el desenlace

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the character [x] stands out

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destaca el personaje [x]

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Instead

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En cambio

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in some / certain respects
en ciertos aspectos
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In any case, you have to say that
En cualquier caso, hay que decir que
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these days
en estos tiempos
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briefly
en pocas palabras
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In the first/second place
En primer/segundo lugar
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In reality
En realidad
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To sum up
En resumen
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On the whole
En su conjunto
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an exciting scene
una escena emocionante
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that is [to say]
es decir
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It is a perfect backdrop
Es un telón de fondo perfecto
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the development of the character
la evolución del personaje
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you have to take into account
hay que tomar en cuenta
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an effective image
una imagen efectiva
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You can even say that
Incluso se puede decir que
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to interpret
interpretar
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The truth is that
Lo cierto es que
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meanwhile
mientras tanto
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while
mientras [que]
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It cannot be denied that
No se puede negar que
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The film reflects [the reality of the period]
La película refleja [la realidad de la época]
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Another example is
Otro ejemplo es
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It seems that
Parece que
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for instance
pongamos por caso
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On the contrary
Por el contrario
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Therefore
Por lo tanto
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Finally
Por último
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On the one hand... On the other
Por una parte ... Por otra
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First, let's consider
Primero, consideremos
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the main purpose
el propósito principal
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the reason why
la razón por la que
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It is hard to believe that
Resulta difícil creer que
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plot summary
un resumen del argumento
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a portrait of the protagonist
un retrato del/de la protagonista
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Be that as it may, you have to say that
Sea lo que sea, hay que decir que
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They are very different in character
Se diferencian mucho en su carácter
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as has been seen
según hemos visto / se ha visto
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sense of place
el sentido de lugar
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You could even say that
Incluso se podría decir que
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without doubt
sin duda
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especially
sobre todo
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We must also consider that
También debemos considerar que
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the main theme
el tema principal
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I have the impression that
Tengo la impresión de que